[CH] Re: manipulation (was brain)
Alex Silbajoris (asilbajo@hotmail.com)
Thu, 16 Aug 2001 12:24:20 
>From: Oatmeal Jack <oat@intrepid.net>
>the entire metabolic pathway for cap is know, all the key enzymes are
>identified, it only takes a scientist who wants to have some fun and prove
>he can do it to make a super super hot chile so he can blow his chile
>eating friends away. It will come,
If all the components of heat are known and available to manipulation, maybe 
the effort won't be toward simply making a hotter pepper, but toward making 
peppers with particular nuances of flavor.  Think of it as designing a 
musical instrument simply to be loud, compared to designing it toward a 
desired tone.
- A
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